2015 Úrvalsdeild

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The 2015 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 104th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league; the defending champions were Stjarnan, who had won their first league title in 2014 going unbeaten in the league.[3]

Season2015
Dates3 May – 4 October 2015
ChampionsFH (7th title)
RelegatedKeflavík
Leiknir R
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Úrvalsdeild (Pepsi-deildin)
Season2015
Dates3 May – 4 October 2015
ChampionsFH (7th title)
RelegatedKeflavík
Leiknir R
Matches132
Goals380 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerPatrick Pedersen
(13 goals)
Best goalkeeperGunnleifur Gunnleifsson
(12 clean sheets)
Biggest home winVíkingur 7–1 Keflavík
(19 July 2015)
Biggest away winFylkir 0–4 Fjölnir
(26 July 2015)
Keflavík 0–4 ÍA
(20 September 2015)
Highest scoringVíkingur 7–1 Keflavík
(19 July 2015)
ÍA 4–4 Fjölnir
(24 August 2015)
Longest winning run7 games
FH
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Breiðablik
Longest winless run13 games
Keflavík
Longest losing run4 games
Keflavík
Fjölnir
Víkingur R
Highest attendance2843[1]
FH 1–1 Breiðablik
(21 June 2015)
Lowest attendance350[2]
Keflavík 0–4 ÍA
(20 September 2015)
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On 26 September FH were crowned champions after a 2–1 win over Fjölnir with one game to spare.[4] This was FH's 7th league title.

Keflavík and Leiknir R were relegated from the league. Keflavík had been in the league since 2004 but this was Leiknir R's first season in the top flight.[5]

The season started on 3 May 2015 and was conclude on 4 October 2015.[6]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2015 Úrvalsdeild

A total of 12 teams contested the league. 10 teams from the 2014 season and the 2 promoted teams from 2014 1. deild karla. On 4 September 2014 both Leiknir R. and ÍA earned promotion from 1. deild,[7] they replaced the relegated teams Fram and Þór.

Club information

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Manager Captain 2014 season
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur Iceland Arnar Grétarsson Iceland Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson 7th
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki Iceland Heimir Guðjónsson Iceland Davíð Þór Viðarsson 2nd
Fjölnir Reykjavík Fjölnisvöllur Iceland Ágúst Gylfason Iceland Bergsveinn Ólafsson 9th
Fylkir Reykjavík Lautin Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson Iceland Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson 6th
ÍA Akranes Norðurálsvöllur Iceland Gunnlaugur Jónsson Iceland Ármann Smári Björnsson 2nd, 1. deild
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur Iceland Ásmundur Arnarson (interim) Iceland Andri Ólafsson 10th
Keflavík Keflavík Nettó-völlurinn Iceland Haukur Ingi Guðnason
Iceland Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson		 Iceland Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson 8th
KR Reykjavík Alvogenvöllurinn Iceland Bjarni Guðjónsson Iceland Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 3rd
Leiknir R. Reykjavík Leiknisvöllur Iceland Freyr Alexandersson
Iceland Davíð Jónasson		 Iceland Ólafur Hrannar Kristjánsson 1st, 1.deild
Stjarnan Garðabær Samsung-völlurinn Iceland Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson Denmark Michael Præst 1st
Valur Reykjavík Vodafone-völlurinn Iceland Ólafur Jóhannesson Iceland Haukur Páll Sigurðsson 5h
Víkingur Reykjavík Víkin Serbia Miloš Milojević Serbia Igor Taskovic 4th
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Kit manufacturer and sponsors

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Team Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Breiðablik Jako Vörður
FH Adidas Actavis
Fjölnir Hummel Bónus
Fylkir Jako Bónus
ÍA Errea Norðurál
ÍBV Hummel Bónus
Keflavík Nike Landsbankinn
KR Nike Alvogen
Leiknir R. Errea Golden Seafood Company
Stjarnan Uhlsport Orkan
Valur Hummel Íslandsbanki
Víkingur Nike TVG-Zimsen
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Managerial Changes

More information Team, Outgoing Manager ...
Team Outgoing Manager Manner of Departure Date of Departure Position in Table Incoming Manager Date of Appointment
ÍBV Iceland Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson Mutual Consent 4 October 2014[8] Pre-Season Iceland Jóhannes Harðarson 20 October 2014[9]
Valur Iceland Magnús Gylfason Mutual Consent 6 October 2014[10] Iceland Ólafur Jóhannesson 9 October 2014[11]
Breiðablik Iceland Guðmundur Benediktsson End of Contract 13 October 2014[12] Iceland Arnar Grétarsson 14 October 2014[13]
KR Iceland Rúnar Kristinsson Mutual Consent 24 October 2014[14] Iceland Bjarni Guðjónsson 28 October 2014[15]
Keflavík Iceland Kristján Guðmundsson Sacked 4 June 2015[16] 12th Iceland Haukur Ingi Guðnason
Iceland Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson		 5 June 2015[17]
Fylkir Iceland Ásmundur Arnarsson Mutual Consent 6 July 2015[18] 7th Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 6 July 2015[19]
Víkingur Iceland Ólafur Þórðarson Mutual Consent 15 July 2015[20] 10th None
ÍBV Iceland Jóhannes Harðarson Leave of Absence 24 June 2015[21] 11th Iceland Ásmundur Arnarson 22 July 2015[22]
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FH (C) 22 15 3 4 47 26 +21 48 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Breiðablik 22 13 7 2 34 13 +21 46 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 KR 22 12 6 4 36 21 +15 42
4 Stjarnan 22 9 6 7 32 24 +8 33
5 Valur 22 9 6 7 38 31 +7 33 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6 Fjölnir 22 9 6 7 36 35 +1 33
7 ÍA 22 7 8 7 31 31 0 29
8 Fylkir 22 7 8 7 26 31 −5 29
9 Víkingur Reykjavík 22 5 8 9 32 36 −4 23
10 ÍBV 22 5 4 13 26 37 −11 19
11 Leiknir Reykjavík (R) 22 3 6 13 20 34 −14 15 Relegation to 1. deild karla
12 Keflavík (R) 22 2 4 16 22 61 −39 10
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Source: KSÍ, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[26]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, FH ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
FH2121111111121111111111
Breiðablik67106432223344333222222
KR11963224532212222333333
Stjarnan5212357666676766886664
Valur121089975454433444444445
Fjölnir4494743345565555555556
ÍA86710101110101010888899999877
Fylkir7838686777757677768788
Víkingur Reykjavík33458999881099988677999
ÍBV9111212121011121111111010111010101010101010
Leiknir R.155756889991111101111111111111111
Keflavík10121111111212111212121212121212121212121212
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Leader
2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation to 1. deild karla
Source: KSÍ

Results

More information Home \ Away, BRE ...
Home \ Away BRE FH FJÖ FYL ÍA ÍBV KEF KR LEI STJ VAL VÍK
Breiðablik 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–1
FH 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 4–2 4–0 2–1 1–0
Fjölnir 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–3
Fylkir 1–1 3–2 0–4 0–0 3–0 3–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–0
ÍA 0–1 2–3 4–4 0–0 3–1 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1
ÍBV 2–0 1–4 4–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–3 3–2
Keflavík 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–3
KR 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 5–2
Leiknir 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0
Stjarnan 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 7–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Valur 0–1 2–0 3–3 4–2 4–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–1
Víkingur Reykjavík 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 7–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–2
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Source: KSÍ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 3 October 2015.[27]
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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Denmark Patrick Pedersen Valur 13
2 Trinidad and Tobago Jonathan Ricardo Glenn Breiðablik 12
3 Iceland Garðar Gunnlaugsson ÍA 9
4 Scotland Steven Lennon FH 9
5 Iceland Atli Viðar Björnsson FH 8
6 Iceland Óskar Örn Hauksson KR 8
7 Denmark Jeppe Hansen Stjarnan 8
8 Iceland Atli Guðnason FH 8
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Clean sheets

As of matches played on 3 October 2015.[35]
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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Iceland Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson Breiðablik 12
2 Iceland Stefán Logi Magnússon KR 9
3 Iceland Árni Snær Ólafsson ÍA 6
4 Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen Stjarnan 6
5 Iceland Þórður Ingason Fjölnir 5
6 Iceland Róbert Örn Óskarsson FH 5
7 Iceland Ólafur Íshólm Ólafsson Fylkir 5
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Discipline

Yellow cards

As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Yellow card
1 Iceland Einar Orri Einarsson Keflavík 10
2 England Jonathan Patrick Barden ÍBV 8
3 Netherlands Mees Junior Siers ÍBV 8
4 Iceland Brynjar Hlöðversson Leiknir R 7
5 Iceland Ólafur Hrannar Kristjánsson Leiknir R 7
6 Iceland Frans Elvarsson Keflavík 7
7 Iceland Andri Fannar Stefánsson Valur 7
8 Iceland Bergsveinn Ólafsson Fjölnir 7
9 Iceland Pétur Viðarsson FH 7
10 Iceland Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson Fylkir 7
11 Iceland Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson Fylkir 7
12 Iceland Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson Fylkir 7
13 Serbia Igor Tasković Víkingur R 7
14 Iceland Hafsteinn Briem ÍBV 7
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Red cards

As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Red card
1 Iceland Bjarni Þór Viðarsson FH 1
2 Serbia Marko Andelkovic ÍA 1
3 Iceland Albert Hafsteinsson ÍA 1
4 Iceland Arnar Már Guðjónsson ÍA 1
5 Denmark Michael Præst Stjarnan 1
6 Iceland Eiríkur Ingi Magnússon Leiknir R 1
7 Iceland Eyjólfur Tómasson Leiknir R 1
8 Spain Kiko Insa Keflavík 1
9 Trinidad and Tobago Jonathan Glenn Breiðablik 1
10 Iceland Aron Bjarki Jósepsson KR 1
11 Iceland Stefán Logi Magnússon KR 1
12 Iceland Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson Stjarnan 1
13 Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen Stjarnan 1
14 El Salvador Pablo Punyed Stjarnan 1
15 Iceland Gunnar Már Guðmundsson Fjölnir 1
16 Iceland Arnór Eyvar Ólafsson Fjölnir 1
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Awards

Player of the Year

The player of the season was awarded to Emil Pálsson who played for both Fjölnir and FH during the season.[36]

Young Player of the Year

The young player of the year was awarded to Breiðablik's winger Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson.[37]

Golden Boot

Patrick Pedersen was awarded the golden boot after scoring 13 goals in 20 games (4 penalties)[38]
Jonathan Glenn was awarded the silver boot after scoring 12 goals in 20 games (2 penalties)[39]
Garðar Gunnlaugsson was awarded the bronze boot after scoring 9 goals in 17 games (0 penalties)[40]

Referee of the year

Gunnar Jarl Jónsson was voted the referee of the year by Úrvalsdeild players.[41]

Player of the Round

More information Round, Fréttablaðið ...
Round Fréttablaðið Morgunblaðið Fótbolti.net Round Fréttablaðið Morgunblaðið Fótbolti.net
1 Hilmar Árni Halldórsson[42]
(Leiknir R)		 Hilmar Árni Halldórsson[43]
(Leiknir R)		 Hilmar Árni Halldórsson[44]
(Leiknir R)		 12 Ásgeir Eyþórsson[45]
(Fylkir)		 Vladimir Tufegdzic[46]
(Víkingur R)
2 Ármann Smári Björnsson[47]
(ÍA)		 Þorri Geir Rúnarsson[48]
(Stjarnan)		 13 Þórir Guðjónsson[49]
(Fjölnir)		 Emil Pálsson[50]
(FH)
3 Sigurður Egill Lárusson[51]
(Valur)		 Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson[52]
(Valur)		 Sigurður Egill Lárusson[53]
(Valur)		 14 Halldór Kristinn Halldórsson[54]
(Leiknir R)		 Kristinn Jónsson[55]
(Breiðablik)
4 Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson[56]
(KR)		 Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson[57]
(KR)		 15 Atli Viðar Björnsson[58]
(FH)		 Jose Sito[59]
(ÍBV)
5 Albert Brynjar Ingason[60]
(Fylkir)		 Gunnar Nielsen[61]
(Stjarnan)		 Albert Brynjar Ingason[62]
(Fylkir)		 16 Jonathan Glenn[63]
(Breiðablik)
6 Kristinn Jónsson[64]
(Breiðablik)		 Steven Lennon[65]
(FH)		 17 Jón Vilhelm Ákason[66]
(ÍA)		 Patrick Pedersen[67]
(Valur)
7 Patrick Pedersen[68]
(Valur)		 Ólafur Páll Snorrason[69]
(Fjölnir)		 Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson[70]
(Breiðablik)		 18 Bjarni Þór Viðarsson[71]
(FH)		 Kassim Doumbia[72]
(FH)
8 Kristinn Jónsson[73]
(Breiðablik)		 Kristján Flóki Finnbogason[74]
(FH)		 Kristinn Jónsson[75]
(Breiðablik)		 19 Árni Snær Ólafsson[76]
(ÍA)		 Steven Lennon[77]
(FH)
9 Ásgeir Marteinsson[78]
(ÍA)		 Ásgeir Marteinsson[79]
(ÍA)		 Ásgeir Marteinsson[80]
(ÍA)		 20 Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson[81]
(Fylkir)		 Oliver Sigurjónsson[82]
(Breiðablik)		 Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson[83]
(Fylkir)
10 Avni Pepa[84]
(ÍBV)		 Patrick Pedersen[85]
(Valur)		 Rasmus Christiansen[86]
(KR)		 21 Guðjón Baldvinsson
(Stjarnan)		 Guðjón Baldvinsson[87]
(Stjarnan)
11 Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson[88]
(Valur)		 Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson[89]
(Valur)		 22 Garðar Gunnlaugsson
(ÍA)		 Gary Martin[90]
(KR)
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